“The prison therefore functions ideologically as an abstract site into which undesirables are deposited, relieving us of the responsibility of thinking about the real issues afflicting those communities from which prisoners are drawn in such disproportionate numbers. This is the ideological work that…”— Angela Davis, amazon.com
“Protest is this idea of telling the truth in public, and I’ll never be afraid to tell the truth. What I heard in the jail cell and the conversations we had is that the arrests will not stop people from telling the truth, and that people remain as committed to this work today as they were two days ag…”— Deray Mckesson, yahoo.com
“Taking on systemic racism—and rebuilding trust between police and citizens—will require contributions from us all.”— Hillary ClintonVerified account, twitter.com